Holder for an electric eraser and pencils



Sept. 21, 1965 J. w. MooRE ETAL HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRIC ERASER AND PENOILS Filed Aug- 24, 1964 INVENTOR. JAMES W. Moon:

ROBERT L. CARROLL ATTORNEY United States Patent O 3,207,317 HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRIC ERASER AND PENCILS James W. Moore, 113 Stephens Lane, and Robert L. Carroll, 408 McIver St., both of Greenville, S.C. Filed Aug. 24, 1964, Ser. No. 391,581 2 Claims. (Cl. 211-13) This invention relates t-o a holder for an electric eraser and pencils and the like for use by draftsmen to position the eraser and the pencils conveniently with respect to a 'drafting table.

The adjustable drafting table employed in modern drafting rooms often become cluttered with pencils and other drawing equipment. In the confusion the electric eraser often falls from the table to the oor resulting in the delicate mechanism thereof becoming damaged. This is so common an occurance as to be a substantial annoyance to draftsmen. Since the drafting surface or board may be .adjusted by raising the back portion thereof so as to tilt the board downwardly from back to front, the possibility of the electric eraser falling and becoming damaged becomes greater. The draftsmans pencils also tend to fall to the door and the points thereof are broken.

Accordingly, it is an important object of this invention to position an electric eraser with respect to the inclined surface of a drafting table to make it readily accessible for use and yet preclude the possibility of it falling to the floor and becoming damaged while positioning pencils closely adjacent thereto.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of means for positioning the electric eraser and pencils so as to be readily accessible since these are the two items which the draftsmen will be using together continuously in their work.

It is a further object of this invention to make the pencils and electric eraser readily available and position them out of the way of the other equipment which might be found -on the drafting table to make them readily accessible for use through the use of a single holding device.

The construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described, together with other features thereof.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of the following specication and by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, wherein an example of the invention is shown and where- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view illustrating a holder for an electric eraser and pencils constructed in accordance with .the present invention positioned upon a drafting table,

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in FIGURE 1, and

FIGURE 3 is .a schematic side elevation, at a reduced scale, illustrating the positioning of the holder upon a drafting table.

The drawing illustrates a holder for an electric eraser and pencils and ythe like for use by draftsmen to position the eraser and the pencils conveniently with respect to a drafting table. A bracket A extends above the draft- .ing table, and means B are provided for securing the bracket to the drafting table adjacent an edge thereof. A mounting element C includes an elongated externally threaded member having connection with said blocklike member and with said bracket above the drafting table, and means carried by said threaded member for turning same to fix and to loosen the block-like member with respect to the bracket so that said block-like member may be adjusted with respect to the bracket for maintaining the block-like member in a substantially horizontal ICC position for all positions of the drafting table. A substantially horizontally disposed block-like member D of substantial thickness is carried by the mounting element. A first annular bowl-like surface E defines an enlarged opening or receptacle in the block-like member extending from the upper surface of the block-like member tapering inwardly toward an intermediate portion of the block-like member for receiving the body of an electric eraser. A second annular surface F joins the tirst annular surface in an intermediate portion of the blocklike member and extends downwardly through the blocklike member defining a reduced opening for receiving the barrel of an electric eraser. A plurality of spaced openings or receptacles G are provided for receiving pencils opening in the upper surface of the block-like member adjacent the eraser. Thus, the block-like member D serves to carry the openings E and F for the eraser as well as the openings for the pencils and the like.

The bracket A is illustrated as being secured adjacent the edge of a drafting table or board 10. The drafting table or board is illustrated as being secured to a base 11 and support means 12 are illustrated for maintaining the table 10 in raised position. The bracket A includes a horizontally disposed member 13 which is secured by fastening means B in the form of screws adjacent a side edge of the drafting table 10. The bracket A includes a flat upright or standard portion 14 which is secured to the fiat base 13 integrally therewith. The standard 14 extends above the drafing table and carries a mounting element C for positioning the block-like member D.

The mounting element C includes an elongated externally threaded member 15 which has a wing nut portion 16 remote from the threaded shank portion thereof. The externally threaded member 15 has connection with the block-like member and with lthe bracket above the drafting table. Means for adjusting the threaded member includes the wing nut portion 16 carried thereby which makes possible the tightening of the mounting assembly. Also, included in the mounting assembly are a nut 17, a lock washer 18, and a metal washer 19, together with a liber washer 20.

It will be noted that the block-like member D which is preferably constructed of plastic, although any other suitable material may be used, has a downwardly extending bracket portion 21 forming a side thereof, and that an opposite complementary side 22 is provided. The block-like member D has a front wall 23 and a rear wall 24. It will be noted that it is convenient to position a table of decimal equivalents illustrated at 25 upon the front face of the wall 23. The bracket or side portion 21 extends downwardly between the metal washer 19 and the fiber washer 20 to be securely positioned with respect to the standard 14.

The block-like member D has a substantially horizontal upper surface member 26. A first annular surface E extends downwardly and inwardly from the upper surface member 26 into an intermediate portion of the blocklike member for receiving the body 28a of the electric eraser illustrated in broken lines at 28. It will be noted that a shield 27 is provided to facilitate the insertion of the electric eraser 28 in the bowl-like member E. A second annular surface F joins the first annular surface in an intermediate portion of the block-like member and extends downwardly through the block-like member deiining a reduced opening for receiving the barrel portion 28b of the elect-ric eraser. It will be noted that the annular surface E includes a bowl-like portion 29 for receiving the body portion 28a of the electric eraser 28. The inwardly tapering surface of the member 29 joins a downwardly extending member as indicated at 30. The surface F includes the downwardly and inwardly tapering surface 31 which is joined by the downwardly extending member 32. It will be noted that a struck-up clip portion 33 receives the cord 28C of the electric eraser and that the pencils, illustrated in broken lines at 34, are received within spaced openings or receptacles G in the upper surface 26 of the block-like member adjacent the eraser. Another type of electric eraser in common use is illustrated in broken lines at 35 in FGURE 2 positioned in the annular bowl-like portions E of the eraser holder of the present invention. The eraser carrying barrel 35a extends upward and the cord 35b may be positioned similarly to the cord, illustrated at 28C.

It will thus be observed that the holder of the present invention receives the major equipment of the draftsmen which he continually uses in his work. The triangles and various straight edges would then be the only equipment which would not be taken off of the drafting table and positively and properly positioned for ready access by the draftsmen.

While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been described using speciiic terms, such description is for illustrative purposes only, and it is to be understood that changes and variations may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for an electric eraser for use by draftsmen to position the eraser conveniently with respect to a drafting table including, a bracket extending above the drafting table, means securing the bracket to the drafting table adjacent an edge thereof, a substantially horizontally disposed block-like member of substantial thickness carried by the bracket, an elongated externally threaded member having connection with said blocklike member and with said bracket above the drafting table, and means carried by said threaded member for turning same to iix and to loosen the block-like member with respect to the bracket so that said block-like member may be adjusted with respect to the bracket for maintaining the block-like member in a substantially horizontal position for all positions of the drafting table, and an annular surface defiining an enlarged opening in the block-like member extending from the upper surface of the block-like member tapering downwardly and inwardly for receiving the body of an electric eraser.

2. A holder for an electric eraser and pencils and the like for use by draftsmen to position the eraser and the pencils conveniently with respect to a drafting table including, a bracket extending above the drafting table, means securing the bracket to the drafting table adjacent an edge thereof, a substantially horizontally disposed block-like member of substantial thickness carried by the bracket, an elongated externally threaded member having connection with said block-like member and with said bracket above the drafting table, and means carried by said threaded member for turning same .to fix and to loosen the block-like member with respect to the bracket so that said block-like member may be adjusted with respect to the bracket for maintaining the block-like member in a substantially horizontal position for all positions of the drafting table, a i'irst annular surface defining an enlarged opening in the block-like member extending from the upper surface of the block-like member tapering downwardly and inwardly toward an intermedia-te portion of the block-like member for receiving the body of an electric eraser, a second annular surface joining said rst annular surface in an intermediate portion of the block-like member and extending downwardly through the block-like member defining a reduced opening for receiving the barrel of an electric eraser, and a plurality of spaced openings for receiving pencils opening in the upper surface of the block-like member adjacent the eraser.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,910,091 5/33 Collier 248-288 2,471,825 5/49 Long 248-312 2,683,640 7/54 Mangine 24S-226 2,842,260 7/58 Molitor 206-17 2,912,205 11/59 Toune 248-210 3,000,571 9/61 Sconza 211-26 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner. 

1. A HOLDER FOR AN ELECTRIC ERASER FOR USE BY DRAFTSMEN TO POSITION THE ERASER CONVENIENTLY WITH RESPECT TO A DRAFTING TABLE INCLUDING, A BRACKET EXTENDING ABOVE THE DRAFTING TABLE, MEANS SECURING THEBRACKET TO THE DRAFTING TABLE ADJACENT AN EDGE THEREOF, A SUBSTANTIAL HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER OF SUBSTANTIAL THICKNESS CARRIED BY THE BRACKET, AN ELONGATED EXTERNALLY THREADED MEMBER HAVING CONNECTION WITH SAID BLOCKLIKE MEMBER AND WITH SAID BRACKET ABOVE THE DRAFTING TABLE, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID THREADED MEMBER FOR TURNING SAME TO FIX AND TO LOOSEN THE BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO THE BRACKET SO THAT SAID BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER MAY BE ADJUSTED WITH RESPECT TO THE BRACKET FOR MAINTAININGG THE BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION FOR ALL POSITIONS OF THE DRAFTING TABLE, AND AN ANNULAR SURFACE DEFINING AN ENLARGED OPENING IN THE BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE BLOCK-LIKE MEMBER TAPERING DOWNWARDLY AND INWARDLY FOR RECEIVING THE BODY OF AN ELECTRIC ERASER. 